54/3. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2886a — Seek Shelter from Turmoil
Onset Of Tribulations Like Rainfall
Hadith About Avoiding Fitnah and Seeking Refuge
Sahih Muslim : 2886a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2886a
حَدَّثَنِي عَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ، وَالْحَسَنُ الْحُلْوَانِيُّ، وَعَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، قَالَ عَبْدٌ أَخْبَرَنِي وَقَالَ، الآخَرَانِ حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ سَعْدٍ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، عَنْ صَالِحٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ، شِهَابٍ حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ الْمُسَيَّبِ، وَأَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " سَتَكُونُ فِتَنٌ الْقَاعِدُ فِيهَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْقَائِمِ وَالْقَائِمُ فِيهَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْمَاشِي وَالْمَاشِي فِيهَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ السَّاعِي مَنْ تَشَرَّفَ لَهَا تَسْتَشْرِفُهُ وَمَنْ وَجَدَ فِيهَا مَلْجَأً فَلْيَعُذْ بِهِ " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: There will be soon a period of turmoil in which the one who sits will be better than one who stands and the one who stands will be better than one who walks and the one who walks will be better than one who runs. He who would watch them will be drawn by them. So he who finds a refuge or shelter against it should make it as his resort.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2886aIn-book reference : Book 54, Hadith 13USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 41, Hadith 6893
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2886a
This hadith about avoiding fitnah teaches restraint. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said a time of turmoil would come in which the one sitting is better than the one standing, the one standing is better than the one walking, and the one walking is better than the one running. The wording shows a clear pattern: the more a person moves toward the turmoil, the greater the danger. He also said whoever watches it will be drawn by it. So the advice is simple and direct: when someone finds a refuge or shelter from fitnah, they should make it their resort. The hadith does not call people to curiosity, argument, or display. It points to safety, distance, and self-control.
What we learn from this hadith
- Moving toward turmoil can pull a person deeper into it.
- Staying back from fitnah is praised in the wording of the hadith.
- Watching trouble with interest may draw a person into it.
- When a safe shelter is available, a person should take it.
